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Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett

4 reviews

kappafrog's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

Pratchett is one of my favourite authors, but this was really disappointing. The gender/sexual politics were a little dull 30 years on but took a really unpleasant turn late in the book.

Carrot becoming Angua's master after they slept together was disgusting.

The mystery was confusing and I gave up trying to figure it out myself. I really didn't like the dog subplot. Also,

whatever happened to the people Cruces shot from the Tower of Art?

Bright spots were Detritus, Cuddy, and the Via Cloaca. And of course with Pratchett there were plenty of laugh out loud moments, like the Librarian playing the organ. Still, a rare dud from one of my favourite authors.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, and Classism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Police brutality, Vomit, Misogyny, Hate crime, and Alcoholism

Minor: Addiction, Racial slurs, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Excrement, and Pedophilia

soupply's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Addiction, Grief, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Misogyny, Hate crime, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, and Racial slurs

Minor: Bullying

woweewhoa's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Gun violence, and Racism

Moderate: Alcohol, Violence, Death, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Sexism, and Animal death

Minor: Fatphobia and Alcoholism

midnightcomets's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 Pray you never face a good man. He'll kill you with hardly a word.

There is no way I can describe how much these characters mean to me. This book was not better than the first one, in my mind, but it was much darker, more action-packed and more philosophical, and dealt with so many things in a way that surprised and delighted me. All in all, these books bring me immense happiness and comfort in so many ways I did not expect (but match the comfort Lord of the Rings brings me), and I am here for it. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs and Suicide